The Case for Affirmative Action on Campus Concepts of Equity, Considerations for Practice

* Marshalls the arguments for affirmative action* Offers strategies for actionWhy is affirmative action under attack? What were the policy’s original purposes, and have they been achieved? What are the arguments being arrayed against it? And–for all stakeholders concerned about equity and diversity...

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Main Authors Zamani-Gallaher, Eboni M, O'Neil Green, Denise, Stovall, David O, Brown II, M. Christopher
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Routledge 2009
Stylus Publishing
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition1
Subjects
Affirmative action programs in education
EDUCATION
United States
Social Sciences
Education
United States
Electronic book
EDUCATION Administration General
EDUCATION Educational Policy & Reform General
Affirmative action programs in education
Education, Special Topics
Programmes d'action positive en éducation États-Unis
Affirmative action programs in education United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. NAVIGATING THE ROCKY TERRAIN OF THE POST-CIVIL RIGHTS ERA -- 2. THE LANGUAGE OF ENTITLEMENT AND FRAMING OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION -- 3. ACCESSING THE HISTORICAL REPOSITORIES OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CAPITAL IN HIGHER EDUCATION -- 4. FROM THE MARGINS Community College Student Opinions on Affirmative Action -- 5. ACCESS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Infusing Affirmative Action in ADA Compliance -- 6. SOCIAL JUSTICE, REMEDIATION, AND DISPUTES TO DIVERSITY -- 7. AFFIRMING ACTS FOR INCREASING ACCESS Considerations for Policy, Practice, and Future Inquiry -- 8. CONFLICT, DIVERSITY, AND ACTIVIST LEADERSHIP -- AFTERWORD -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A.1 Timeline of Affirmative Action Legislative and Judicial Developments -- APPENDIX A.2 Official Ballot Language Michigan Proposal 06-2 -- APPENDIX A.3 State of Michigan Constitutional Amendment -- APPENDIX B.1 Instructional Supplement -- APPENDIX B.2 Instructional Supplement -- APPENDIX B.3 Instructional Supplement -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INDEX